Olympus PT-018 User manual

InstructionManual
WaterproofCase
PT-018
Forthedigitalcamera
CAMEDIA C-740UltraZoom/
C-750UltraZoom
■ ThankyouforbuyingtheWaterproofCasePT-018.
■ Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullyandusetheproduct
safelyandcorrectly.
■ Pleasekeepthisinstructionmanualforreferenceafterreadingit.
■ Wrongusemaycausedamagetothecameraontheinsidefrom
waterleakage,andrepairmaynotbepossible.
■ Beforeuse,performanadvancecheckasdescribedinthismanual.

E-1
Introduction
● Unauthorized copying of this manual in part or in full, except for private
use,isprohibited.
Unauthorizedreproductionisstrictlyprohibited.
● Our company shall not be responsible in any way for lost profits or any
claims by third parties in case of any damage occurring from unsuitable
useofthisproduct.
● Ourcompanyshallnotberesponsiblefordamage,lostprofits,etc.caused
bylossofimagedatabecauseofdefects,disassembly,repairor
modificationofthisproductbypeopleotherthanthirdpartiesspecifiedby
ourcompany,orforotherreasons.
Pleasereadthefollowingitemsbeforeuse
● ThisCaseisaprecisiondevicedesignedforuseatawaterdepthwithin40m.
Pleasehandleitwithsufficientcare.
● PleaseusetheCasecorrectlyaftersufficientunderstandingofthecontents
ofthismanualinregardtohandlingoftheCase,checksbeforeuse,
maintenance,andstorageafteruse.
● Ourcompanyshallinnowayberesponsibleforaccidentsinvolving
immersionofadigitalcamerainwater.
● Ourcompany shall not pay any compensation foraccidents(injuries or
materialdamage)atthetimeofuse.
Forsafeuse
Thisinstructionmanualuses variouspictographsforcorrectuseofthe
productand toprevent danger tothe userandother personsas wellas
propertydamage.Thesepictographsandtheirmeaningsareshownbelow.
Thisindicatescontents forwhichthe possibilityofhuman
deathorsevereinjuryincaseofhandlingunderdisregardof
thisindicationcanbeassumed.
Thisindicatescontents forwhichthe possibilityofhuman
injuryorthepossibilityofmaterialdamageincaseofhandling
underdisregardofthisindicationcanbeassumed.
WARNING
CAUTION

E-2
１．Keepthisproductoutofthereachofbabies,infants,andchildren.There
isthepossibilityofoccurrenceofthefollowingtypesofaccidents.
・Injurybydroppingontothebodyfromaheight.
・Injuryfrompartsofthebodygettingcaughtinpartswhichopenandclose.
・Swallowingofsmallparts.Pleaseconsultaphysicianimmediatelyifany
partshavebeenswallowed.
・Triggeringoftheflashinfrontoftheeyesmaycausepermanentvision
impairmentetc.
２．Donotstorewithabatteryinthedigitalcamerahousedinthisproduct.
Storagewithabatteryinsertedmayleadtoleakageofthebatteryliquid
andfire.
３．Ifleakageofwatershouldoccurwithacamerainstalledinthisproduct,
quickly remove the battery from the camera. There is the possibility of
ignitionandexplosionfromgenerationofhydrogengas.
４．Thisproductismadeofresin.Thereisthepossibilitythatinjuriesmaybe
causedwhenitbecomesbrokenbecauseofstrongimpactwitharockor
otherhardobjects.Pleasehandlewithsufficientcare.
５．ThesilicagelandthegreaseforsiliconeO-ringsforthisproductarenot
edible.
１．Donotdisassembleormodifythisproduct.Thismaycausewaterleakage
ortrouble.Incaseofdisassemblyormodificationbypersonsotherthan
thoseappointedbyourcompany,theguaranteeshallnotapply.
２．Donotplacethisproductatlocationswithabnormallyhighorabnormally
lowtemperaturesoratlocationswithextremetemperaturechanges.The
productmaydeteriorate.
３．Openingandclosingatlocationswithmuchsand,dust,ordirtmayimpairthe
waterproofcharacteristicandcausewaterleakage.Thisshouldbeavoided.
４．This product has been designed and manufactured for use at a water
depthwithin40m.Pleasenotethatdivingtoadepthinexcessof40m
maycausepermanent deformationordamage totheCaseandthe
camerainsidetheCaseormayleadtowaterleakage.
５．JumpingintothewaterwiththeCaseinyourpocketorinyour hand,
throwing the Case from a boat or ship into the water, and other rough
handling may cause water leakage. Please handle with sufficient care,
whenhandingitoverfromhandtohandetc.
WARNING
CAUTION

E-3
Batteries
● UseeithertwolithiumbatterypacksCR-V3(LB-01madebyOlympus)
orfourAAalkalineorlithiumornickel-hydrogenorNicadbatteriesas
thebatteriesforthecamera.
● Alkalinebatteriescanbeusedonlyforasmallnumberofphotos,and
theirperformancealsodropswithuseatlowtemperatures.Ifpossible,
avoiduseofalkalinebatteriesastheymaybecomeexhaustedquickly
duringadive.
● Takecarethatthebatteryelectrodesdonotbecomewet.Thismaycause
troubleoraccidents.
● Carefullyreadtheinstructionmanualforthecameraaboutothercautions
regardingbatteries.
６．Ifthecameraontheinsideshouldbecomewetbecauseofwaterleakage
etc.,immediatelywipeoffallmoistureandconfirmtheoperation.
７．PleaseremovetheO-ringwhentravelingbyair.Otherwiseairpressure
maymakeitimpossibletoopentheCase.
８．Forsafeuseofthedigitalcamerainthisproduct,pleasereadthe
"InstructionManual"forthedigitalcameracarefully.
９．Whensealingthisproduct,takesufficientcarethatnoforeignmattergets
caughtattheO-ringandthecontactsurfaces.

E-4
ForPreventionofWaterLeakageAccidents
When water leakage occurs while this product is being used, repair of the
camerahousedinthisproductmaybecomeimpossible.Pleaseobservethe
followingcautionsforuse.
１．Whensealingthisproduct,makesurethatnohairs,fibers,sandparticles
orotherforeignmattersticknotonlytotheO-ring,butalsotothecontact
surface(flatpartofthefrontcover).Evenasinglehairorasinglegrainof
sandmaycausewaterleakage.Pleasecheckwithspecialcare.
２．TheO-ring is aconsumption product. Pleasereplaceit at leastonce a
yearbynewone.Alsoperformmaintenanceforeveryuse.
３．DeteriorationoftheO-ringwillprogressaccordingtotheuseconditions
andthestorageconditions.ImmediatelyreplacetheO-ringbyanewone
ifitisdamaged,showscracks,orhaslostitselasticity.
４．AtthetimeofO-ringmaintenance,cleantheinsideoftheO-ringgroove
andconfirmtheabsenceofdirt,dust,sand,andotherforeignmatter.
５．ApplythespecifiedsiliconeO-ringgreasetotheO-ring.
６．Thewaterprooffunctionis noteffectivewhentheO-ringisnotinstalled
correctly. When installing the O-ring, take care that it does not project
fromthegrooveandthatitisnottwisted.Also,whensealingtheCase,
closethe lid after confirming thattheO-ring has not come outofthe
groove.
７．Thisproductis anairtight constructionmadeof plastic(polycarbonate).
Whenitisleftforalongtimeinacar,onaboat,atthebeach,oratother
places reaching a high temperature, or when it is subjected foralong
time to uneven external force, it may be deformed and the waterproof
functionmaybelost.Paysufficientattentiontotemperaturecontrol.Also
donotplaceheavyobjectsontotheproductduringstorageortransport,
andavoidunreasonablestorage.
〈ExamplesforforeignmatterstickingtotheO-ring〉
Hair Fibers Grainsofsand

E-5
HandlingtheProduct
● Useorstorageoftheproductatthefollowinglocationsmaycause
defectiveoperation, defects, trouble, damage, fire, internal clouding, or
waterleakage.Alwaysavoidtheselocations.
・Locationsreachinghightemperaturessuchasthoseunderdirect
sunlight,inanautomobile,etc.
・Locationswithopenfire
・Waterdepthsinexcessof40m
・Locationssubjecttovibrations
・Locationswithhightemperaturesandmuchdustorwithsevere
temperaturechanges
・Locationswithvolatilesubstances
● Thisproductismadeofpolycarbonateresinwithexcellentimpact
resistance,but itmay bedamaged byscraping againstrocks etc.Italso
maybreakwhenithitshardobjectsorisdropped.
● Thisproduct isnot acase to softenimpacts tothe camerainsidethe
product.When thisproduct witha digitalcamera insideit issubjectedto
impactsorheavyobjectsareplacedontoit,thedigitalcameramay
becomedamaged.Pleasehandletheproductwithsufficientcare.
● Whentheproductisnotusedforalongtime,thewaterproofperformance
maydropbecause of deterioration of the O-ring etc. Before use, always
performtheadvancetestandthefinalcheck.
● Donotapplyexcessiveforcetothetripodsocket.
● WhenaflashisusedwhiletheCaseisbeingused,shadowsmayappear
attheedgesofthepicture.Thisisespeciallynotablewhentakingpictures
inmacromode on the wide-angle side. Please use a flash after image
confirmation.
８．WhentheO-ringcontactsurfaceispressedstronglyfromtheoutsideof
theCase,orwhentheCaseistwisted,thewaterprooffunctionmaybe
lost.Takecarenottoexertexcessiveforce.
９．Pleasebesuretoperformtheadvancetestandthefinaltesteachtime
beforeusingthecase.
Ifyoushouldnoticedropsofwaterorothersignsofwaterleakagewhile
taking pictures, immediately stop the dive, remove any water from the
camera and the product, test according to the item "Final check", and
confirmwhetherleakagehasoccurredornot.
１０．

E-6
● Donotperformoperationsotherthanspecifiedinthisinstructionmanual,
donotremoveormodifypartsotherthanspecified,anddonotuseparts
otherthanspecified.
Any troubles in taking pictures or with the equipment resulting from the
aboveactionsshallbeoutsidetheguarantee.
● Ourcompanyshallbeinnowayresponsibleforaccidentsinvolving
immersionofadigitalcamerainwater.
● Ourcompanyshallnotpayanycompensationforaccidents(injury or
materialdamage)atthetimeofuse.
● Whentheenclosureofthebalanceweightbreaks,themetalontheinside
maycorrode.Takecarenottodamagetheenclosure.
● Afteruse,washthebalanceweightwithpurewaterandwipeoffall
moisturesufficiently.
● Donot usethe following chemicalsfor cleaning,corrosionprevention,
preventionoffogging,repairorotherpurposes.Whentheseareusedfor
theCasedirectlyorindirectly(withthechemicalsinvaporizedstate),they
maycausecrackingunderhighpressureorotherproblems.
Chemicalswhichcannotbeused Explanation
Volatileorganicsolvents,
chemicaldetergents
DonotcleantheCasewithalcohol,gasoline,thinner
orother volatile organicsolvents or withchemical
detergentsetc.Purewaterorlukewarmwateris
sufficient.
Anticorrosionagent Donotuseanticorrosionagents.Themetalpartsuse stainlesssteelorbrass,andwashingwithpurewater
issufficient.
Commercialdefogging
agents
Donotuse commercial defoggingagents. Always
usethespecifieddesiccantsilicagel.
Greaseotherthanspecified
siliconegrease
Useonlythespecifiedsiliconegreaseforthesilicone
O-ring, as otherwise the O-ring surface may
deteriorateandwaterleakagemaybecaused.
Adhesive Do not use adhesive for repairs or other purposes. Whenrepairisrequired,pleasecontactadealerora
servicestationofourcompany.

E-7
Introduction …………………………………………………………E-1
Pleasereadthefollowingitemsbeforeuse ……………………E-1
Forsafeuse …………………………………………………………E-1
Batteries ……………………………………………………………E-3
ForPreventionofWaterLeakageAccidents ……………………E-4
HandlingtheProduct ………………………………………………E-5
Contents…………………………………………………………E-7-8
1.Preparations …………………………………………………E-9
Checkthecontentsofthepackage ………………………………E-9
Nameoftheparts ………………………………………………E-10
Installthestrap …………………………………………………E-11
Masterthebasicoperation ………………………………………E-11
HoldingtheCase ………………………………………………E-11
HowtoPresstheShutter ………………………………………E-12
HowtoUsetheModeDial ……………………………………E-12
HowtoUsetheZoomLever …………………………………E-12
SettingtheZoomLever ………………………………………E-13
PowerSwitchOperationMethod ……………………………E-13
FlashOperationMethod ………………………………………E-13
2.AdvanceCheckoftheCase ………………………E-14
Advancetestbeforeuse …………………………………………E-14
AdvanceTest ……………………………………………………E-14
3.Installthedigitalcamera ……………………………E-15
Checkthedigitalcamera …………………………………………E-15
BatteryConfirmation ……………………………………………E-15
ConfirmationoftheRemainingNumberofPicturestobeTaken ……E-15
Removethehand/neckstrapfromthedigitalcamera………E-15
LoadingintheCase ………………………………………………E-15
Whichdigitalcamerascanbeloaded? ………………………E-15
Checktheoperationofthecamera …………………………E-16
OpentheCase ……………………………………………………E-16
PullupthemodedialoftheCase ……………………………E-16
Loadthedigitalcamera ………………………………………E-16
Setthemodedial ………………………………………………E-17
Insertionofsilicagel ……………………………………………E-17
Contents

E-8
Checktheloadingstatus …………………………………………E-18
SealtheCase ……………………………………………………E-18
Installthespecialbalanceweight ………………………………E-18
InstallationandRemovaloftheLCDHood ……………………E-19
Installation ………………………………………………………E-19
Removal …………………………………………………………E-19
MountingandRemovingtheLensCap…………………………E-20
Performthefinalchecks …………………………………………E-20
VisualInspection ………………………………………………E-20
FinalTest …………………………………………………………E-21
4.TakingPicturesUnderWater ………………………E-22
HowtoUsetheHandStrap ……………………………………E-22
Takepicturescarefully ……………………………………………E-22
ConfirmthepictureontheLCDmonitor ……………………E-22
Quietlypresstheshutterlever ………………………………E-22
Cautionswhenusingtheflash ………………………………E-22
5.HandlingAfterShooting………………………………E-23
Wipeoffanywaterdrop …………………………………………E-23
Takeoutthedigitalcamera………………………………………E-24
WashtheCasewithpurewater …………………………………E-25
DrytheCase ………………………………………………………E-25
6.MaintainingtheWaterproofFunction …………E-26
RemovetheO-ring ………………………………………………E-26
Removeanysand,dirt,etc ………………………………………E-26
InstalltheO-ring …………………………………………………E-27
HowtoApplyGreasetotheO-ring ……………………………E-28
Replaceconsumableproducts …………………………………E-28
7.Appendix ………………………………………………………E-29
Q&AontheuseofthePT-018 …………………………………E-29
After-saleService …………………………………………………E-34
Specifications ……………………………………………………E-35

E-9
１.Preparations
Checkthecontentsofthepackage.
Checkthatallaccessoriesareinthebox.
Contactyourdealerifaccessoriesshouldbemissingordamaged.
InstructionManual
WaterproofCase
PT-018
Forthedigitalcamera
CAMEDIAC-740UltraZoom/
C-750UltraZoom
■ ThankyouforbuyingtheWaterproofCasePT-018.
■ Pleasereadthisinstructionmanualcarefullyandusetheproduct
safelyandcorrectly.
■ Pleasekeepthisinstructionmanualforreferenceafterreadingit.
■ Wrongusemaycausedamagetothecameraontheinsidefrom
waterleakage,andrepairmaynotbepossible.
■ Beforeuse,performanadvancecheckasdescribedinthismanual.
Balanceweight
Casebody
LCDhood
LCDhoodstrap
(onthebody)
(CheckthattheO-ringisnormal.)
Handstrap
Siliconegrease Silicagel
Lenscap
PickforO-ringremoval
Instructionmanual
(thismanual) Warrantycard
Pleasereadbeforeuse
Read this first about your new
OLYMPUS Waterproof Case!
!